SK Gaming eliminated from LEC playoff contention after 47-minute loss to Excel

Superweek in the League of Legends European Championship regularly produces some of the most exciting games of the year every split, and Excel Esports’ slugfest of a win over SK Gaming on Saturday lived up to the billing, with both teams facing elimination from playoff contention if they lost.

Both orgs are no strangers to drama in the last week of the split, with too many seventh- and eighth-place finishes to count as they vie to be consistently discussed as one of Europe’s elite in the esport. Excel started the season 5-2 and looked like they were here to stay before a cataclysmic stretch saw them lose seven of their next nine games. As a result, they were on standings watch this weekend along with SK, who had won six of nine and put themselves in the playoff picture out of nowhere.